Meaning of Eid al- Adha

                                                          Meaning of Eid al- Adha

This month was a historic month for Muslims . Because, in this month the Muslims from around the world perform the fifth pillar of Islam . Hajj is a religious ritual which teaches equality among others . With it , Islam appears as a religion that knows no social status . Rich , poor , officials , people , black or white leather were all wearing the same clothes . Jointly undertake the same activities also the rituals of Hajj .
In addition to the Hajj , the Muslims celebrate the month of Eid-ul- Adha . Accompanied by the beat of the drum chanting Takbir echoed add to the splendor of the feast . Takbir sound bersahut-replication invites us to a moment of reflection that nothing grand , nothing worthy of worship except Allah , the Lord of hosts .
On that day , Muslims are encouraged to pray sunnah than two rekaat , is also recommended for those who slaughter the sacrificial animal is capable of. This recommendation stems from the story of the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim to slaughter his beloved son Prophet Ismail ie .
This incident left a deep impression for us . Imagine . Prophet Ibrahim who had to wait for a baby for many years, it was tested God to slaughter his own son . Prophet Ibrahim is required to choose between carrying out God's command or retain baby with the consequences of not heeding His commands . An option that is quite a dilemma . However, due to strong piety based , command executed LORD . And in the end , not so slaughtered the Prophet Ismail with a sheep replaced . Touching legend is immortalized in the Quran surat al Shaffat verses 102-109 .
The story is a portrait of obedience culmination of a servant to his Lord . Abraham loved God above all things , including his own flesh and blood . Love towards his beloved son Prophet Ibrahim did not hinder obedience to God . Model of Prophet Abraham 's devotion we ought to emulate.
From a variety of media , we can see how the culture of corruption is still rampant . In order to accumulate wealth willingly gave up " dress " piety . Ambition to take office has been forced to be willing to break down the " strongholds " of religion . Today, the system has a lot of life in defiance of the divine values ​​. In the spirit of Eid al- Adha , let us look up the figure of the Prophet Ibrahim . Trying to maximize the sense of dutiful and obedient to the teachings of religion .
In addition , there is another lesson to be learned from the story . As we know that the Prophet Ismail 's orders to slaughter the sheep were eventually replaced . Implied message of this scene is the teachings of Islam so appreciate the importance of human life .
This is similar to what Imam Syatibi echoed in his magnum opus magnum Muwafaqot al . According Syatibi , one of the universal values ​​of Islam ( maqoshid al Shariah ) is the right to keep religion alive ( hifdzu al nafs ) . Similarly, in the realm of jurisprudence , religion mensyari'atkan qishosh , ban murder etc. . It reveals that Islam is really protecting the rights of human life .

 Prophet Ismail was willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of nothing but obey His commandments . In contrast to the terrorists and suicide bombers . Are the sacrifices they made really fulfill the commandment of God for the glory of Islam or just the opposite ? .
The terrorists and suicide bombers is clearly incompatible with the universal values ​​of Islam . Islam uphold the right to life , while they - the suicide bombing - even harm himself. In addition , they also kill innocent civilians , many innocent victims fall . Worse yet , they are not making authority in the eyes of the Islamic world , but to make Islam as a religion of fear, religion sword and a hotbed of violence . As a result of their reckless action this would make Islam like a " giant " bloodthirsty cannibal humans .
Imam Ghazali in Ihya ' Ulumuddin never describes procedures for doing good and avoiding evil . According to him , the action in the form of the action of destruction , the destruction of immorality is the state authority or state entity acquire legality . Actions taken in the case of hard-line Islam is clearly not procedural . ( vol.2 hlm.311 )
It stands in enjoining the good and forbidding the evil conduct does not lead to greater misguidance . Is not the actions of terrorists and suicide bombers is actually detrimental to Islam itself ? . Damage the image of Islam that teaches peace and should rahmatan lil ' alamin . The teachings of Islam which is humanist , understand and appreciate the diversity of the plurality meaningless .
Hopefully with event execution Amrozi , die anyway Islamic radicalism , Islamic buried too spooky face . Sacrifice of Prophet Ismail was so genuine execute commands clearly different from the sacrifices of the terrorists .
On the day of Eid al- Adha , the Muslims who are able are encouraged to slaughter the sacrificial animal . Basically , this sacrificial slaughter of animals containing two grades namely devotional rituals and social piety . Ritual piety means to sacrifice , we have carried out the Lord's command that is transcendental . Sacrifice regarded as social piety because apart from being a religious ritual , sacrifice also has a humanitarian dimension .
Forms of human solidarity is manifested clearly in the distribution of sacrificial meat . Who is able to command the sacrifice to show that Islam is a religion of respect for the poor and the indigent - dhu'afa other . With disyari'atkannya sacrifice , Muslims are trained to strengthen a sense of humanity , honed sensitivity to social problems , teaches mutual compassion for others .
Although the timing of slaughtering sacrificial limited (10-13 Dhu al-Hijjah ) , but do not understand that Islam limits of human solidarity . We should be able to capture the essential meaning of the message text , not understanding the literal text . Therefore , the spirit to continue to ' sacrifice ' we constantly perpetuate post- Idul Adha .
Nowadays we often come across, many of the Muslims who only compete to improve the quality of ritual piety without balanced with social piety . Many Muslims are just diligent prayer , fasting even afford the pilgrimage many times , but do not bother with the surrounding community . A sad phenomenon . Let us make Eid al -Adha as a momentum to increase as well as the two devotional ritual piety and social piety . Congratulations days and feast !